MISCELLANEOUS CABLES
The British Government are considering a proposal to send a special mission to Egypt, with Lord Milner at the head, to report to the Home Government on questions concerning the constitution of the protectorate. It is not yet- decided, however, whether Lord Milner will go. A thousand-ounce bar of silver exhibited at Australia House (London) has been stolen; other exhibits were untouched. The Hungarian Government have abolished all patents for secrets in manufacturing processes. The United States Postmaster-General has recommended to President Wilson that the telephones and telegraphs be returned to private owners as soon as the necessary legislation is enacted. It is officially announced that three units of seaplanes will leave New York for Newfoundland on May 6 in the first leg of the transatlantic flight. The New South Wales Royal Commission yesterday opened their inquiry into the sugar industry. The manager of the Colonial (Sugar Company submitted a lengthy statement dealing with the national value of the sugar industry.
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Evening Star, Issue 17031, 30 April 1919, Page 6
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163MISCELLANEOUS CABLES Evening Star, Issue 17031, 30 April 1919, Page 6
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